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Main Street: The Obama College Rating Plan Does Not Rate Very HIghly With Higher Ed Honchos

By John Sandman

“With the year winding down, the Obama Administration took the wraps off its College Rating Plan—perhaps so it would have something to show for what was a significant call out in the State of the Union address, almost three years ago. Highlights of the plan consist of benchmarks that the industry saw coming: student loan repayment rates and job market results, student completion rates and stats on the amount of Pell Grant funds being awarded. But there was little to suggest how similar colleges will be sized up—or rated.” Read more here.